Successful aging / John W. Rowe and Robert L. Kahn.

By:

Rowe, John W. (John Wallis), 1944-

Contributor(s):

Kahn, Robert Louis, 1918-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Pantheon Books, c1998.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 265 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

0375400451

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

613/.0438

LOC classification:

QP85 .R69 1998

Online resources:

Contents:

ch. 1. Breaking down the myths of aging -- ch. 2. Structure of successful aging -- ch. 3. "Usual aging" -- ch. 4. Nature versus nurture in aging -- ch. 5. Avoiding disease and disability in late life -- ch. 6. Role of exercise and nutrition in maintaining health -- ch. 7. Beyond exercise: strategies to maintain and enhance physical performance in old age -- ch. 8. Maintaining and enhancing mental function in old age -- ch. 9. Marketing youth: the pills, potions, and lotions of anti-aging -- ch. 10. Relating to others -- ch. 11. Productivity in old age -- ch. 12. Prescriptions for an aging society.

Summary: "The results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America, which show how to maintain optimum physical and mental strength throughout later life."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Biblijski institut - Amruševa	613.0438ROWsu (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		527602

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-252) and index.

ch. 1. Breaking down the myths of aging --
ch. 2. Structure of successful aging --
ch. 3. "Usual aging" --
ch. 4. Nature versus nurture in aging --
ch. 5. Avoiding disease and disability in late life --
ch. 6. Role of exercise and nutrition in maintaining health --
ch. 7. Beyond exercise: strategies to maintain and enhance physical performance in old age --
ch. 8. Maintaining and enhancing mental function in old age --
ch. 9. Marketing youth: the pills, potions, and lotions of anti-aging --
ch. 10. Relating to others --
ch. 11. Productivity in old age --
ch. 12. Prescriptions for an aging society.

"The results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America, which show how to maintain optimum physical and mental strength throughout later life."--Jacket.

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